Leveling-base for furniture.



J. R. JONES.

LEVELING BASE FOR FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2. I917.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918. 2 SHEETS-SHEETI ammo/14 601 l. R. JONES.

LEVELING BASE FOR FURNITURE.

APPLlCATION FILED JAN-2.1917.

Patented Feb.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JAMES It. JONES, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, A SSIGNOR TO ART METAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC, 0]? JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

nnvEnInG-BAsn FOR FURNITURE.

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Application filed January 2, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, JAMns R. JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Leveling-Bases for Furniture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a base for furniture, and is primarily designed to support a piece of furniture, such for instance as a wardrobe, in a level position where the floor is inclined to the horizontal. The, invention has been designed more particularly for use on ships, where the camber of the decks requires the leveling of furniture, although the device is capable of use wherever the floor has such a pitch as would require the leveling of furniture resting thereon.

The present device is complete in itself and is in the form of a rectangular frame, preferably open at its top and bottom, and provided in its top with a seat to receive a piece of furniture. The bottom of the base is inclined with respect to the plane of the top of the device so as to approximately fit the camber of a deck or the like, and is provided at one end with means for anchoring the device and for supporting one end thereof, while the other end of the device is provided with vertically adjustable supports in the form of legs, whereby the top of the device may be brought into a substantially level position for the proper supporting of a piece of furniture.

With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the drawings, and particularly set'forth in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details mav be made, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a base embodying the features of the present inven- -tion, and showing a fragmentary portion of a piece of furniture supported upon the base.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the base.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view-taken onthe line 33 of Fig. .2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 140,213.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view looking at the inner side of one of the.

corners of the base and showing one of the adjustable legs or supports.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in each of the figures of the drawing.

The body of the present device consists of a substantially rectangular frame 1. preferably of sheet metal having upright sides and open at its top and bottom. The top edge 2 of the frame ii'itcnded to be in a horizontal position when in use, while the bottom edge 3 of the frame is inclined to the horizontal from one end to the other of the frame. The top edge of the frame may be folded over upon the inner side thereof or beaded, as at 4-. so as to form a smooth finished upper edge. Around the interior of the frame near the top thereof is an angle bar 5 disposed with its horizontal flange or member uppermost and preferably at the bottom of the folded-over portion 4 of the frame, said angle constituting a seat for the/bottom of a piece of furniture. A suh-- stantially triangular gusset plate (3 is provided in each corner of the frame, and iving flat against the under side of the horizontal flange of the angle bar 5. A second gusset plate 7 is provided in each of the corners of the base at what will be called the deep end thereof. Each of these gusset plates is disposed a suitable distance below the upper gusset plate 6 and is provided with an upstanding flange 8 which lies flat against, the inner upright wall of the frame 1 and is connected thereto in an y suitable manner, preferably by spot-welding. T he lower gusset plate 7 is provided with an opening 9, while the next above gusset plate 6 is provided with a bifurcation 10 in aline- 1116115 with the slot 9. lVhile these gusset plates serve to stiffen and strengthen the frame, the ones at the deep end of the frame have other functions, as will be hereinafter described.

The shallow end of the frame is secured to the deck or floor in the manner best shown in Figs. 2 and 4c of the drawings. At the shallow end of the base and adjacent, each corner brace-f5 there is an L-shaped clip 11 attached to the flange or angle ha r 5, preferably by having its horizontal branch or Patented Feb. 5, Th1.

spot-welding. The upright branch or member of the clip rises above the flange 5 and is designed to be connected to a leg or bracket 12 having a base or foot 13 rigidly secured to the deck or floor by suitable fastenings 14:. A fastening l5 extendsthrough the leg or bracket 12 and the clip 11, whereby the shallow end of the base is anchored to the floor or deck, while at the same time the bracket or foot 12 takes the strains incident to the weight of the piece of furniture which may be resting upon the flange 5. The foot 13 ofthe'leg or bracket 12 may be bent, at the place of installation, to accommodate itto the camber or inclination of the deck or floor soas to bring the leg or bracket 12 into a substantially vertical position so as to lie flat against the clip 11.

At each of the two corners at the deep end of the base there is an adjustable leg or sup-- port consisting of an upright rod or bar 15, threaded as at 16 for a' suitable distance downwardly from the upper end thereof,

and provided at its lower end with a head 17 the upper and lower faces of which are rounded'or beveled for a purpose as will hereinafter appear. On the rod or leg 15, which has the form of a threaded bolt,.is an adjustable head 18, preferably in the form of a nut, screwed upon the threaded part of the bolt and also provided with an annular groove or seat 19. The shank of the'leg or bolt extends through the opening 9 .in the lower brace plate 7, and the annular V groove 19 of the adjustable head receives the walls of the bifurcation 10 in the upper brace plate 6. A substantially U-shaped clipx20 is secured to the deck or floor by suitable fastenings 21 and is provided with a centralopening 2? receiving the shank of the leg or bolt 15. The head 17 of the leg or bolt is designed to rest upon the deck or floor and be held against lateral and also upward play or movement by the clip 20, so that by turning the adjustable head or nut 18, the deep end of the base may be raised or lowered for the purpose of bringing the top or seat portion 5 of the base into a substantially horizontal position. The bolt or leg 15 must, of course, assume a substantially vertical position, and it is for this reason that the fixed head 17 is rounded so as to accommodate itself to the inclination of the deck or floor. The part 17, therefore, constitutes a foot for the leg 15, and the two legs and their feet, together with the ad justable heads 18, support the deep end of the base.

As shown in Fig. 4, it will be seen that the shallow end of the base rests upon the floor or deck, while the opposite or deep end is, of course, elevated slightly above the floor or deck, as clearly lllustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This elevation of the deep end of the base above the deck or floor presents .a space between the bottom of the base and the deck or floor, which space is concealed from View and closed by means of a molding strip or the like 24. which is adjustably secured to the outside of the base by means of suitable fastenings 25, whereby the molding may be adjusted to come down snugly against the deck or floor and at the same time embrace the base. This molding not only gives an ornamental appearance to the base but closes the space between the base and prevents the accumulation of sweepings, etc., beneath the base.

When the base has been secured in place and leveled-in the manner hereinbefore described, a piece of furniture, such for instance as illustrated at 26 in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, is placed upon the seat defined by the flange 5, and the walls of the frame 1 which extend above this flange. Inasmuch as this seat is disposed in a horizontal position, the piece of furniture is likewise supported in a horizontal position and may be convenientlyplaced upon and also taken from the base.

. While the present invention has been primarily designed for use in connection with metal furniture, and, as illustrated in the present drawings, is made of metal, it will, of course, be understood that the framework at least may be of wood, if so desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

l. A base for furniture provided at its top with a furniture-receiving seat, the bottom of the base being inclined vertically at an angle to the top thereof and provided with means for adjusting the base to bring its top to a substantially horizontal position.

2. A base for furniture comprising a frame having a furniture-receiving seat at the top thereof, the bot-tom of the frame being inclined vertically to the seat, and adjustable means carried by the frame for engagement with a floor or deck for leveling the baseto bring the seat to a substantially horizontal position.

3. A base for furniture having a furniture-receiving seat at the top thereof, the bottom of the base being inclined vertically at an angle to the top thereof, means at the shallow end of the frame to secure the same to a deck or floor, and adjustable means at the opposite end of the frame for engagement with a deck or floor to level the frame.

4:. A base for furniture having a furniture-receiving seat at the top thereof, the bottom of the base being inclined vertically at an angle to the top thereof, means at the shallow end of the frame to secure the same to a deck or floor, adjustable means at the opposite end of the frame for engagement with a deck or floor to level the frame, and a molding strip adjustably carried by the bottom of the frame to close the space between said bottom of the frame and a deck or floor.

5. A base for furniture provided with means for leveling thesame including a bifurcated plate carried by the base, a leg having a. foot to engage a floor or deck, and an adjustable head threaded upon the leg and provided with an annular seat receiving the walls of the bifurcation in the plate.

6. A base for furniture comprising a frame having upright sides, a substantially horizontal bifurcated brace plate in one corner thereof, a leg having a foot to rest upon a floor or deck and provided with an upper threaded end portion extending through the bifurcation of the brace plate, and an adjustable head mounted on the threaded part of the leg and provided with an annular seat receiving the wall of the bifurcation in the brace plate.

7. A base for furniture comprising a frame having upright sides, a substantially horizontal bifurcated brace plate in one cor ner thereof, a leg having an upper threaded end portion lying in the bifurcation and provided at its lower end with a foot to engage a floor or deck. a substantially U- shaped clip for connection with a floor or deck and provided with an opening receiving the shank of the leg, and an adjustable head fitted to the threaded part of the leg and having an annular seat receiving the walls of the bifurcation in the brace plate.

8. A base for furniture comprising a frame having upright side walls, the bottom of the frame being inclined to the top thereof, substantially horizontal bifurcated brace plates in the corners of the frame at the deep end thereof, a pair of legs, one for each brace plate, each leg having a foot to engage a floor or deck and provided with a threaded upper end lying in the bifurcation of one of the brace plates, a substantially U-shaped clip having an opening receiving the shank of the leg and adapted to be secured to a deck or floor, and an adjustable head mounted upon the threaded end of the leg and provided with an annular seat receiving the walls of the bifurcation in the brace plate.

9. A base for furniture comprising a frame having upright side walls, a flange extending around the interior of the frame near the top thereof and defining a seat for a piece of furniture, the bottom of the frame being inclined to the seat, a leg for engagement with a floor or deck and connected to the seat at the shallow end of the frame, and adjust-able means at the deep end of the frame for engagement with a deck or floor for leveling the seat.

10. A base for furniture comprising a frame having upright side walls, an internal flange extending around the frame near the top thereof, a' substantially L shaped clip secured to the flange at the shallow end of the frame, a leg secured to the clip and adapted to engage a floor or deck, and adjustable means at the deep end of the frame for engagement; with a floor or deck for leveling the base.

11. A base for furniture comprising a frame having upright side walls, a seat at the top of the frame for the support of a piece of furniture, the bottom of the frame being disposed at an angle to the seat, adjustable means at the deep end of the frame for engagement with a floor or deck for leveling the seat, and a cover strip extending around the bottom of the frame and adj ustable vertically thereon for engagement with a floor or deck.

12. A base for furniture comprising a substantially rectangular frame having upright side walls, an angle bar extending around the interior of the frame near the top thereof with one flange at substantially right angles to the upright walls of the frame and constituting a seat for a piece of furniture, the bottom of the frame being inclined with respect to said seat, substantially horizontal brace plates within each corner of the frame, the brace plates at the deep end of the frame being bifurcated, a leg for engagement with a floor or deck at the shallow end of the frame, said leg being connected to the seat, and a pair of legs for the deep end of the frame, each leg being received in the bifurcation of one of the brace plates and provided at its lower end with a foot for engagement with a deck or floor, the upper end portion of the leg being threaded, a substantially U-shaped clip for connection with a floor or deck and provided with an opening receiving the leg, and an adjustable head fitted to the threaded part of the leg and provided with an annular seat receiving the walls of the bifurcation in the brace plate.

JAMES R. JONES.

In the presence of- RAYMOND G. BULLooK, EARL J. CAs'r.

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Washington, 1). C. 

